St. Sylvester’s Chapel in Vallunga - Selva di Val Gardena This tiny, charming place of silence and meditation was dedicated to the patron saint of cattle. 300 year-old frescoes illustrating the history of Jesus’ life were uncovered during restoration work in 1993. Memorial Chapel to Mountain Victims The chapel was built in the Selva di Val Gardena’s graveyard to commemorate all mountaineers who die in the Dolomites in Val Gardena. Their names are engraved in a large copper book. Gardena Pass Chapel The chapel was built by the local ‘Alpini’ groups and it is dedicated to their patron saint, St. Maurice. It was inaugurated in Spring 2004. S. Cristina Parish Church A chapel dedicated to S. Cristina existed here probably at the end of the 12th century. A Romanesque church was mentioned in a papal document in 1342. The bell tower walls, up to the roof eaves, date back to that period. The church was extensively altered and enlarged: the choir is in the Gothic style, and a polygonal ossuary was added in the 16th century. The main altar (1690, Vinazer dynasty of sculptors) is worth a visit. The bronze statue of St. Philomena by Dominik Mahlknecht, once in the ossuary, is now in the main square of S. Cristina. Ortisei Parish Church Two aisles were added to the late Baroque building at the beginning of the 20th century. This remarkable church is decorated with several paintings, carvings, statues and images (among which a statue of St. Ulrich by Ludwig Moroder and the altar painting depicting the ‘Adoration of the Magi’ by Josef Moroder-Lusenberg). 111 THE SIGHTS
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